Child i-130 (merged)

[hiram a 11]

My spouse i-130 got approved this week (Vermont service center). I'm still waiting on my stepdaughters I-130 (Texas service center) to be approved. PD for both is 22 June 2022.  Any way to speed up her I-130? Tried to expedite but was told no way, lol

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

Hold your spouse's case at NVC by not submitting fees or documents until the daughter's case gets to NVC.  Once the daughter' case gets to NVC, then submit documents and fees for both.  Then contact NVC and the consulate and request both be scheduled and interviewed together.

[hiram a 11]

Thanks Crazy Cat, that sounds like a plan. 

[hiram a 11]

crazy cat, Im getting worried about my daughters i130. I've seen others where spouse I-130 gets approved and the minor children get approved within days.

[hiram a 11]

On 11/13/2022 at 10:31 AM, Crazy Cat said:

Hold your spouse's case at NVC by not submitting fees or documents until the daughter's case gets to NVC.  Once the daughter' case gets to NVC, then submit documents and fees for both.  Then contact NVC and the consulate and request both be scheduled and interviewed together.

crazy cat, Im getting worried about my daughters i130. I've seen others where spouse I-130 gets approved and the minor children get approved within days.

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

1 minute ago, curtgolf said:

crazy cat, Im getting worried about my daughters i130. I've seen others where spouse I-130 gets approved and the minor children get approved within days.

They are separate cases.  As a well-known late VJ legend once said, "USCIS is like a large grocery store.  Some lanes are faster than others". 

[hiram a 11]

My spouse I130 was approved on 9 Nov 2022.  My stepdaughters I130 is still being processed at Texas service center.  Does one service center talk/send message to the other service center when they approve the 1st I-130?

 

[Mike E 11,739]

I don’t know  if service centers talk to each other. 
 

Is your step daughter under age 21?

 

Are you a U.S. citizen?

[hiram a 11]

Im a USC and she is 13

[Mike E 11,739]

16 minutes ago, curtgolf said:

Im a USC and she is 13

When they apply for visas, they can indicate they will be arriving together. 
 

If one I-130 is approved without the other, contact NVC to inform them that they won’t be moving forward until both I-130s are approved. 

[Chancy 6,241]

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On 11/8/2022 at 6:44 PM, curtgolf said:

My spouse I130 was approved today. Im waiting on my stepdaughter case that is still being actively reviewed. Any idea when USCIS will approve my daughters i130. Daughters case is at Texas center

 

[Ontarkie 14,221]

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[hiram a 11]

Its been a month and still no uodate from texas SC on my daughters i130

[hiram a 11]

Its going on two months now since Spouse i-130 was approved and still no update on daughters I-130.  Is there anything I can do to get USCIS to process daughter's i-130

[hiram a 11]

5 months since spouse's i-130 approval and still waiting on stepdaughters approval.  Tried to expedite, told no. Tried congressmen, useless.